Pending Charter Resolution

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Charter Resolution No. 177

Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland

 

            Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland, a Maryland municipal corporation, will be considering a proposed amendment to the City of Laurel Charter titled:

          A Charter Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Amending Article 400 “Administration” of the Charter of the City of Laurel to Reflect the Creation of a New Department Entitled the Department of Community Resources and Emergency Management (CREM) and Adding Section 469 “Director of the Department of Community Resources and Emergency Management.

         A full copy of the proposed Charter Resolution is available on the City of Laurel website https://www.cityoflaurel.org/clerk/notices/public-notice or request a copy from the City Clerk’s Office at 301-725-5300 Ext. 2121 or [email protected]

         The Mayor and City Council will hold an introduction and first public hearing on the proposed Charter Amendment on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Interested parties can watch the meeting on Laurel TV streaming live in your web browser at https://laureltv.org/watch-live or locally Laurel TV can be found on Comcast Channel 996 (HD), 71 (SD) or Verizon FiOS Channel 12. Contact the Clerk for Zoom information at [email protected] no later than 2:00 pm on the date of the meeting if you wish to speak during the public hearing.

          A second public hearing with possible action is tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 27, 2023 in the Council Chambers at the Laurel Municipal Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Maryland 20707.  Additional public hearings may be held by the Mayor and City Council before and/or after the above date.  Written documents may be either presented at those hearings or sent to Sara A. Green, City Clerk, 8103 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Maryland 20707.                                       

 

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